What happens when you put salesmen and government staffers in the same room with billions of dollars at stake? We’re about to find out. The most telling moment of the day came early on Thursday …
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London buses could be powered by coffee grounds (Engineering & Technology)
London buses could be powered by discarded coffee granules in the future under a new project which converts them into fuel. Londoners typically drink over 20 million cups of coffee a day collectively, leading to …
Continue readingIndian Railways launches first solar auxiliary power train (Economic Times)
Indian Railways on July 14 launched first solar-powered DEMU (diesel electrical multiple unit) train from the Safdarjung railway station in Delhi. The train will run from Sarai Rohilla in Delhi to Farukh Nagar in Haryana. …
Continue readingMoscow Metro moving to fare chip baubles (CityLab)
The history of subway systems is one long string of attempts to improve the way riders pay fares. First there were tickets, then tokens. Magnetic swipe cards sped things up in their day, and tap-in …
Continue readingCloud tech to improve safety by direct passenger communication (SmartRailWorld)
Smartphone technology is being used on the Melbourne rail network in a way not yet seen anywhere else in the world to measure passenger traffic and send messages direct to phones in a bid to …
Continue readingTerror and traffic spurring more interest in bollards (Fast Co)
The twin spectres of terror and traffic are spurring more interest in bollards to stop weaponized cars… But the humble bollard is rapidly gaining attention after Sayfullo Saipov drove a car onto a Manhattan bike …
Continue readingHow Strava, the App for Athletes, Became an App for Cities (Fast Company Design)
Strava built a popular social network for millions of runners and cyclists. But more than 100 cities and states are quietly working with the app, too. Every 40 days, a million people join Strava. It’s …
Continue readingDon’t Believe the Microtransit Hype (CityLab)
Minibus startups like Chariot aren’t succeeding. But transit shouldn’t be judged on whether it turns a profit. In 1914, during a streetcar strike in Los Angeles, a motorist in a newfangled private car began giving …
Continue readingFrom Rail to Road: ‘Big Data’ and Transport
In August 2016, users of Singapore’s normally-reliable Circle Line increasingly found their daily journeys disrupted. Seemingly without warning, trains would suddenly apply their emergency brakes and rapidly come to a stop. For the next few …
Continue readingHow tech firms are helping train companies (Guardian)
Startups such as Seatfrog and Ticketclever aim to make rail travel cheaper and improve customer experience. It’s one of the last remaining modes of transport that has been relatively untouched by innovation. The UK rail …
Continue readingReport on building Homes over railway lines in London (Engineering and Technology)
A quarter of a million new homes could be built in London if provisions are made to allow developers to build on top of railway lines, according to a new report. The report, Out of …
Continue readingTfL offers open data expertise through new consulting arm (City AM)
Transport for London (TfL) has shed more light on the role of its consultancy arm in the works, saying today that it is exploring new commercial avenues through releasing open data. The transport body makes …
Continue readingTfL to sell travelers’ attention & WiFi data for £322m (BoingBoing)
Since late 2016, the Transport for London has been running a pilot scheme, providing wifi to passengers while logging and retaining all the wifi traffic coming in and out of its access points, compiling a …
Continue readingBarcelona’s double deck Metro tunnel (CatBus)
Barcelona’s Line 9, currently under construction, is very interesting for many reasons: It will be the longest metro line in Europe, with 48 km in total The metro line will be completely automated The construction …
Continue readingBi-mode trains: Unlocking opportunity? (Rail Engineer)
“The future is bright, the future is bi-mode!” or so one might imagine with the level of focus on this type of train. There are a number of bi-mode trains being developed or manufactured and …
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